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www.dailyemerald.com Wednesday An independent newspaper Frustrating win Oregon avoids its first loss Tuesday, but knows it should have played much better. PAGE 7 Election effects Politicians discuss the election’s impact on Congress and issues of concern to Oregonians. PAGE 4 November29,2000 Volume 102, Issue 64 Weather TODAY high 50, low 45 AIDS event to promote awareness, prevention World AIDS Day aims to combat the worldwide epidemic with a dose of education jr This is the first of a three-part series highlight ing World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1. Today: Universi ty raises money for the cause Thursday: Lack of local concern worries HIV Al liance Friday: Student copes with loss of family mem ber By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald The common misconception that AIDS is no longer life-threat ening is killing thou sands of peo ple every year. Univer sity health officials hope to in crease stu dents’ aware ness of the disease during World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, by spreading the message of safe sex and selling student art to support the HIV Alliance. World AIDS Day is meant to promote AIDS awareness and re mind people to practice safe habits because everyone can con tract HIV, the virus believed to cause AIDS. Dr. Gerald Fleischli, director of the Student Health Center, said there are many misconceptions about the disease and more peo ple need AIDS education. He said several people think contracting HIV is not as serious anymore because of new medica tions that stop the progression of the virus. These medications, called “drug cocktails,” can have many negative side effects, Fleis chli said. “The idea with drug cocktails is that you’re taking a whole bunch of medications, so it’s not like gin with an olive,” he said. Usually, three different med ications must be taken in precise regimens, Fleischli said. Some people have to take medicine every four hours, and it can make a person feel worse, he said. He added that skipping one dose can make the virus become more resistant. “Students need to protect themselves more carefully,” Fleischli said, adding that con doms should be worn until peo ple reach a permanent, lifetime relationship. Turn to AIDS, page 6 Laura Smit Emerald Liz Clifton (right), an exercise and movement science major, sells student-created cards to Shenaya Goebel. The money will fund HIV Alliance projects to raise AIDS awareness among students. Laura Smit Emerald Law school Dean Rennard Strickland speaks at the opening of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. Law school’s new ‘crown jewel’ promises to shine The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics will benefit the University and the community with speakers and activities By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald Faculty, students and communi ty members came together Tuesday afternoon at the Knight Law School to formally open the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. The center is an extension of the Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics, created in 1978 to honor the memory of one of Oregon’s most influential U.S. senators, Wayne L. Morse. Every vear, a dis tinguished member of the com munity serves as a chairholder to stimulate discussion in his or her area of law. More than 30 people attended the ceremony and listened to speeches by University President Dave Frohnmayer, law school Dean Rennard Strickland and law professor Margaret Hallock, who will serve as director of the center. Strickland opened the cere monies, which were held in the Morse Commons at the law school, and said one of the great est honors of working with the chair was serving in the memory Turn to Morse center, page 4 Party lawyers quibble over further ballot calculations ■ Democrats and Republicans disagree about whether all votes have been counted By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Al Gore’s legal filings reverberated with the sense of a race with the clock. Repeatedly his lawyers used the words “emergency” and “urgent.” George W. Bush’s attorneys said there was no need for any more re-counts. They opposed Gore’s proposals while telling a Florida judge they were moving as fast as they could to meet hur ry-up deadlines for court filings. With time growing ever short er, Gore’s lawyers pleaded with a court Tuesday for speedy hear ings and new ballot re-counts to be done by judges or court clerks. But they lost that bid. The judge who was assigned to decide the contest refused to begin the re-count until all legal voices are heard. He scheduled an “om nibus hearing” for Saturday, which he said would “go on as long as somebody is still stand ing.” Then, he said he would decide whether there should be a re count. Gore attorney David Boies said he might go to an appeals court to try to get counting started imme diately on the grounds that other wise it could not be finished in time to meet the Dec. 12 deadline. Circuit Judge N. Sanders Sauls ordered officials from Miami Dade and Palm Beach counties to deliver 13,000 disputed ballots to him by Friday, along with sample voting booths and voting ma chines that were used for the election. A Miami-Dade lawyer, Murray Greenberg, said the Miami-Dade Police Department would bring the material to Tallahassee under tight security. Palm Beach author ities said they would make simi lar arrangements. Outside court, Bush attorney Barry Richard told reporters: "I don’t believe there’s any basis for counting any ballots at any time under any circumstances.” Boies said, “Obviously the court is moving faster than they would like. It’s moving slower than we would like.” Saunders said he wanted legal briefs by Thursday but would not do anything Friday because he didn’t want to interfere with the U.S. Supreme Court, which has arguments scheduled. In another development, the Florida Supreme Court extended briefing time until Wednesdav afternoon on the issue of whether it should consider the Turn to Elections, page 5 NATIONAL ELECTIONS ii Obvi ously the court is moving faster than they would like. It’s moving slower than we would like. David Boies Gore attorney
